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Wed May 27

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Addison?s disease

Sun May 17

• A coding polymorphism in NALP1 confers risk for autoimmune Addison's disease and type 1 diabetes: N F Magitta, A S Bøe Wolff, S Johansson, B Skinningsrud, B A Lie, K-M Myhr, D E Undlien, G Joner, P R Njølstad, T K Kvien, Ø Førre, P M Knappskog, and E S Husebye 2009
• A promoter polymorphism of the CYP27B1 gene is associated with Addison?s disease, Hashimoto?s thyroiditis, Graves? disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in Germans: ER Lopez, O Zwermann, M Segni, G Meyer, M Reincke, J Seissler, J Herwig, KH Usadel, and K Badenhoop 2004

Sun Apr 26

• Addison's Disease - Owner's manual: Addison's disease Owner's Manual

Wed Mar 11

• Addison's Disease Network: Autoimmune: A suggested reason for a genetic predisposition to addison's , is the relevant gene being 'switched on' by a viral agent. Herpes zoster, the causative virus of Chicken Pox and Shingles (the latter known as Zona in some countries) is the most likely candidate. The Epstein Barr virus (aka EBV), causative agent of Glandular Fever (Infectious Mononucleosis) has also been suggested as being capable of switching on latent genes. Several articles have been published recently by research clinicians providing evidence that certain HLA groupings (Human Leucocyte Antigens, the white blood cell equivalents of the well known red cell blood groups)
• Analysis of extended human leukocyte antigen haplotype association with Addison?s disease in three populations: Z Gombos, R Hermann, M Kiviniemi, S Nejentsev, K Reimand, V Fadeyev, P Peterson, R Uibo and J Ilonen

Thu Dec 11

• Addison's Disease: This is a page detailing the symptoms, causes and treatment (among other things) of Addison's Disease, which we have studied in the Metabolism (UoLMB1002-08) worksession, as a case study. This was a useful website in researching and answering questions for this case study.

Sat Dec 6

• Addison's disease: This website helped me whilst working on this weeks MB1002 Metabolism worksession. The case study describes a patient with too little cortisol secretion. This website was useful as it explained the causes, symptoms, treatment and tests that are related to questions within the worksession.

Sun Jun 8

• 02.06.2007 - Male sweat boosts women's hormone levels: ways to raise cortisol levels in patients with diseases such as Addison's disease

Sun Mar 23

• Adrenal Burnout, adrenal fatigue - Women Living Naturally

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